Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smaltī

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From *smeltan (to melt; to smelt) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun edit

*smaltī n

  1. something molten, melted
  2. metallic alloy
  3. enamel

Inflection edit

Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *smaltī
Genitive *smaltijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *smaltī *smaltiju
Accusative *smaltī *smaltiju
Genitive *smaltijas *smaltijō
Dative *smaltijē *smaltijum
Instrumental *smaltiju *smaltijum

Descendants edit

  • Old Saxon: *smelti
  • Old Dutch: *smelti
  • Old High German: smelzi
  • Medieval Latin: smaltum (see there for further descendants)